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Happy 30th Anniversary PCGS

MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
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If I am not mistaken, PCGS started on 3 February 1986. So...Happy Anniversary PCGS!

David Hall was a visionary and I congratulate him on the success!

I remember being in Hawaii at the time and having to submit through dealers on 'the mainland.'
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  • hickoryridgehickoryridge Posts: 259 ✭✭✭
    +1000
  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Where does the time go? In 1986 I was in my dormant status as a coin collector, and seeing one of these new fangled "holders" rekindled my interest in 92' when I got back to the CONUS from my first European tour. The PCGS slabs have made some improvements (improved holders versus 1st Generation) and taken some steps back ( three finger gasket image ) through the years.



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  • AhrensdadAhrensdad Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    I just noticed that on the calendar as well. Congratulations to our host!


    Now quit celebrating and get back to grading my coins.imageimage
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  • TyrockTyrock Posts: 312 ✭✭✭
    Thirty years and today is my son's 27th birthday!
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations PCGS !!! :-)
    Timbuk3
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 31,187 ✭✭✭✭✭
    congrats pcgs, wtg.
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,056 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does anyone know what the very first coin that was graded and slabbed was? Is it still in its original slab?
    All glory is fleeting.
  • jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭
    Happy Birthday -)
    an SLQ and Ike dollars lover
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: 291fifth

    Does anyone know what the very first coin that was graded and slabbed was? Is it still in its original slab?




    there was a thread that mentioned it recently. i think it was a white insert rattler with some pics from a show of a display for them.



    gratz pcgs, 1,000,000 collectibles certified per year average with countless more in details/counterfeit etc. probably another 20% on top of everything.



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  • MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I started collecting coins about 30 years ago, but had no idea what PCGS was at the time.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations PCGS.... and thanks for a great forum. Cheers, RickO
  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
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  • MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My first PCGS coin was an 1880 S Morgan dollar MS63 with a chocolate brown crescent rainbow on the upper left obverse. Beautiful coin that I wish I still owned!
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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: oih82w8The PCGS slabs have made some improvements (improved holders versus 1st Generation) and taken some steps back ( three finger gasket image ) through the years.!




    Au contraire. The current prong holders are the best PCGS has ever made. Kudos!

    Lance.
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